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Friday, February 25, 2011

Papertrey Ink February Blog Hop

Happy day, everyone! Aren't you glad it is Friday?! I definitely am ready to have a fun weekend! We will be celebrating our friend Grant's birthday this weekend...so it should be a fun one!!

Well, if you are a PTI fan...you know what today is!!

Here is the Blog Hop Challenge that Nichole has given this month:

Ahhhh...scallops. What is not to love about the scallop? There is so much you can do with it!! They make great borders, and edges. They can be any size from teeny tiny to LARGE. The card making industry has grown leaps and bounds when it comes to all the different border punches and dies that are now available...and it definitely all started with the scallop. So, what to do with the scallop that I haven't ever done before? Well...this is what I came up with. {Oh, and BTW- I used Viva la Verve February Sketch #4 for this card...just so you know. Hee!}

Instructions: Fold kraft cardstock in half to make card base, and round the lower left and upper right corners. Cut a blue damask paper slightly smaller than the card front, and then cut in half longways. Round the lower left corner, and then adhere the paper block to the front. Diecut and emboss the label from vintage cream cardstock and punch a hole through the top. Thread cream ribbon through the punched hole, and and then adhere the entire piece to the front. Tie a button around a bow with twine, then adhere the bow to the top of the label. Punch a scalloped edge to different strips of blue and pink patterned papers. Adhere them to a 2"x4" cardstock scrap in alternating colors, and then cut the butterfly from it at 2" using the Cricut Expression and Stamping cartridge. Accent the middle of the butterfly with pearls, and then adhere it to the top of the label on the card. Stamp the sentiment in the lower left corner to finish!

And...I am totally digging how the butterfly turned out!! Not that what I did is revolutionary by any means, and it has been done before...but it is my first time trying it out...and I kinda like it! Tee hee! And now I can't wait to see what the other PTI blog hoppers have in store for me on their blog...I always love seeing what everyone else does with their beloved PTI stamps!! Have a happy day! ♥♥♥

Until later,

~Lea L.

P.S. I am giving away two sets of Skipping Stones Design stamps!! You have until Sunday night to comment on THIS POST and possibly win them!! So, click on over and get your comment in!! {After you comment on this post, of course. Tee hee!}

The stamping cartridge has to be one of my favorites... and I *love* your butterfly too!! What a great creation... especially when I first thought you ran it through the die. Now my mind is thinking of all the possibilities of doing that with different cricut cuts!! Your card is really gorgeous!! love the colors, the butterfly is amazing. FAB job :-)

Um yeah....I tried making a butterfly like that...didn't quite make it like yours...I mean it didn't quite turn out all pretty and soft....LOL This little babe is a beauty...and I love the halfcut patterned paper in the background too...you always have the bestest ideas.